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Lighting and visibility -> Headlamp beam height adjustment for Your Peugeot 308 4 Door 2021-2025

Lighting and visibility  
Never look too closely at the light beam  
of LED technology lamps - risk of serious  
eye injury!  
In daytime running lamps mode, the  
diodes are brighter.  
Vehicle side marking by lighting the sidelamps  
on the traffic side only.  
► Within one minute after switching off the  
ignition, operate the lighting control stalk  
upwards or downwards, depending on the side  
of the traffic (e.g. when parking on the right, push  
the lighting control stalk down to light up on the  
left).  
Direction indicators  
This is confirmed by an audible signal and the  
lighting of the corresponding direction indicator  
lamp on the instrument panel.  
To switch off the parking lamps, return the  
lighting control stalk to the central position.  
Travelling abroad  
Vehicles equipped with manual  
headlamp beam height adjustment:  
If planning to use your vehicle in a country  
that drives on the other side of the road, the  
dipped beam headlamps must be adjusted to  
avoid dazzling oncoming drivers. Consult a  
PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.  
Headlamp beam height  
adjustment  
► Left or right: lower or raise the lighting control  
stalk, beyond the point of resistance.  
If you keep the direction indicators on for  
more than 20 seconds, the volume of the  
audible signal will increase if the speed is  
above 50 mph (80 km/h).  
Manual headlamp  
adjustment  
Daytime running lamps/  
Sidelamps  
These LED lamps at the front of the vehicle light  
up automatically when the engine starts.  
They perform the following functions:  
– Daytime running lamps (lighting control stalk  
at position "AUTO" with adequate ambient light).  
– Sidelamps (lighting control stalk at position  
"AUTO" with low ambient light or "Sidelamps  
only" or "Dipped/main beam headlamps").  
Three flashes  
► Press briefly upwards or downwards, without  
going beyond the point of resistance; the  
direction indicators will flash 3 times.  
The brightness of the daytime running lamps is  
reduced when the direction indicators are on.  
To avoid dazzling other road users, the height  
of these headlamp beams must be adjusted  
according to the load in the vehicle.  
Parking lamps  
(Depending on version)  
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Lighting and visibility  
is detected by the rain/sunshine sensor, the  
sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are  
switched on automatically, without any action on  
the part of the driver. They may also come on if  
rain is detected, at the same time as automatic  
operation of the windscreen wipers.  
The inner surface of the windscreen may  
become misted up and affect the proper  
operation of the rain/sunshine sensor.  
In humid and cold weather, demist the  
windscreen regularly.  
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(Initial setting)  
Driver only or driver + front passenger  
5 people  
5 people + load in the boot  
Driver only + load in the boot  
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4 5 6 Not used  
As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient  
level or after the windscreen wipers are switched  
off, the lamps are switched off automatically.  
Guide-me-home and  
welcome lighting  
Automatic Peugeot Matrix  
LED Technology 2.0  
headlamp adjustment  
This system automatically adjusts the height of  
the headlamp beams according to the load in the  
vehicle.  
In the event of a malfunction, this warning  
lamp lights up on the instrument panel,  
accompanied by the display of a message and  
an audible signal.  
Malfunction  
Guide-me-home lighting  
Automatic  
In the event of a malfunction of the rain/  
sunshine sensor, the vehicle’s lamps  
come on and this warning lamp is displayed on  
the instrument panel, accompanied by an  
audible signal and/or the display of a message.  
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
With the ring of the lighting control stalk in the  
"AUTO” position and when the light is poor, the  
dipped beam headlamps come on automatically  
when the ignition is switched off.  
You can activate/deactivate and adjust  
the duration of the guide-me-home  
lighting in the Settings > Vehicle touch screen  
application.  
The system places the headlamp beams in the  
lowest position.  
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
Do not cover the rain/sunshine sensor  
located at the top centre of the  
windscreen behind the interior rear view  
mirror; the associated functions would no  
longer be controlled.  
Manual  
Do not touch the Peugeot Matrix LED  
Technology 2.0 headlamps - risk of  
electrocution!  
In fog or snow, the rain/sunshine sensor  
may detect sufficient light. For this  
reason, the lighting will not come on  
automatically.  
Automatic illumination of  
lamps  
With the lighting control stalk in the “AUTO”  
position and if a low level of exterior brightness  
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